Yasir ibn Amir

Yasir ibn Amir (died 615) was a sahabi of Muhammad and the father of Ammar ibn Yasir.

Biography
Yasir ibn Amir was born to the Madhhij tribe of Yemen, and he entered the care of Abu Hudhaifah ibn al-Mughirah, who gave his slave Sumayyah bint Khayyat to Yasir as his wife. In 570, she bore him a son, Ammar ibn Yasir. They all became early Muslims in 610, following Muhammad's beliefs in monotheism, but Abu Jahl killed Sumayyah and later had Yasir kiled during the persecution of Islam.